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Genting SkyWay Overview

Location: Genting Highlands, Selangor, Malaysia

Number of Stations: 2 (Gohtong Jaya Station, Resort Hotel Station)

Line Length: 3.3 kilometers

Carrier capacity: 2,000 people per hour

Maximum Speed: 6 meters per second (21.6 km/h)

Trip Duration: 15 minutes

Year of Completion: 1997

What is the Genting SkyWay?

The Genting SkyWay is an aerial cable car lift system that is an alternative to the Awana SkyWay. It is used to take passengers up to the Genting Highlands, running from It runs from Gohtong Jaya township to the Resort Hotel Station

The Genting Highlands in Pahang, Malaysia, is a resort development filled with hotels, casinos, malls, and theme parks. It is just 35 km away from Kuala Lumpur, and a popular weekend getaway from the city.

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Why You Should Take the Genting SkyWay?

On the Genting SkyWay, you ride over the hilly landscape of the Genting Highlands and travel over the Titiwangsa Mountain Range
From the cable car, you can get a wonderful view of a historic 130 million-year-old rainforest below.
It is one of the longest and fastest gondola lifts in Southeast Asia, traveling 3.38 kilometers in just 15 minutes.

Plan Your Visit on the Genting SkyWay

The Genting SkyWay operates from:

7 AM – 12 AM

Note: The Genting SkyWay is usually in operation when the Awana SkyWay is not in use.

Duration: The cable car ride takes about 15 minutes.

Location

Address: Genting SkyWay, Gohting Jaya, 48200 Batang Kali, Genting Highlands, Selangor, Malaysia

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Genting SkyWay starts from Gohtong Jaya township in the Genting Highlands, which is, about 51 km from Kuala Lumpur.

How to Ride the Genting SkyWay?

The Genting SkyWay is a ticketed ride, so you will need to buy tickets to enjoy your cable car ride. You can buy tickets at the two stations of the route, Gohtong Jaya Station, and Resort Hotel Station starting from RM 8 for a one-way ride.

You can also buy Genting SkyWay tickets online, to avoid long queues and get added benefits like cashback and discounts on your tickets.

But please note that the Genting SkyWay serves as an alternate route to the Awana SkyWay, running when this route is closed for maintenance or sees particularly large crowds.

When was the Genting SkyWay Cable Car Built?

The Genting SkyWay was built as a way to reach the Genting Highlands.

The Genting Highlands is located at the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in Genting Sempah. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese businessman Lim Goh Tong as a holiday destination from Kuala Lumpur.

The Genting Highlands Resort opened to the public in 1971 and continued to grow over the next 30 years. The first cable car system was built in 1977 connecting Awana Station and Genting Highlands Resort. This closed in in 2014 to make way for the new Awana SkyWay.

And, in 1997, another gondola lift, the Genting Skyway, was opened to deal with increasing numbers of tourists.

Genting SkyWay Cable Car Construction

Construction

The Genting SkyWay is a mono cable gondola lift system that was designed by Leitner Ropeways. The cable cars (or gondolas) run along 54 mm diameter solid cable wires. the foundations are made of pylons that are founded on four Caissons. These are strong foundations designed for hilly regions that are socketed down to bedrock.

Structure

The gondolas of the Genting SkyWay can carry a maximum of 8 adult passengers per cabin. With a maximum speed of 6 meters per second (21.6 km/h) the cable cars can make the 3.38-kilometer journey up the mountain in just 15 minutes (depending on the weather). So, the gondolas can carry up to 2,000 passengers per hour.

Genting SkyWay Entrances and Stations

The Genting SkyWay runs from Gohtong Jaya to Resort Hotel in the Genting Highlands.

Stations of the Genting SkyWay Route:

Gohtong Jaya Station: The lower station is at Gohtong Jaya township, and at the top of a 5-story station building.
Resort Hotel Station: The upper station is located at the Resort Hotel (previously the Maximus Hotel) in the Genting Highlands.

What to see from the Genting SkyWay?

There are a number of sites you can visit in the Genting Highlands:

Mini Cameron

A popular farmer’s market and shopping center in Gohtong Jaya. There is also an orchid garden, a plant nursery, and a number of restaurants.